Tag Archives: The Red Chord

Cop that toured with metal band while on disability pleads guilty

Posted by on April 23, 2014

There’s nothing wrong with being a police officer while being in a metal band. Just ask The Red Chord’s Guy Kozowyk. However, there is something wrong with being a cop in a metal band that tours while you’re collecting $30,000 in disability. Yesterday, Christopher Inserra pleaded guilty to those charges, and also resigned from the […]

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The Ultimate Warrior had metal ties

Posted by on April 9, 2014

The wrestling world is reeling from the sudden passing yesterday of James Brian Hellwig, better known as The Ultimate Warrior. He was 54. And perhaps more than any other wrestler (okay, maybe Chris Jericho), he had ties to metal. The 2 time WWF Intercontinental Champion and WWF Championship winner retired from wrestling in 1999, but […]

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The Red Chord’s Mike McKenzie working on new material with ex-Black Dahlia Murder bandmates

Posted by on October 8, 2013

Mike McKenzie of The Red Chord has no plans of releasing new material with his band in the near future, but instead is working on a side project called Nightkin, according to Metal Injection. Mixing tracks alongside former Black Dahlia Murder bassist Dave Lock and ex-drummer Zach Gibson, Mr. “Gunface” himself confirmed the workings of the new […]

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Fit For An Autopsy’s Will Putney on the divide between artist/producer

Posted by on September 13, 2013

As the guitarist of deathcore band Fit For an Autopsy, Will Putney knows a thing or two about how a band should sound. That’s because of his day job, which is at The Machine Shop. Chances are, if you’re listening to metal, there’s a good chance Putney might have produced it. The band’s sophomore album Hellbound, […]

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Metal Sucks/Metal Injection Announce 4th Annual CMJ Showcase

Posted by on September 10, 2013

It’s September, which means that along with the return of football, back to school, and pumpkin-flavored everything, the CMJ Music Marathon is just around the corner. This week, it will be taking place from October 15-19th. And while the annual music convention is essentially aimed at college radio and the music industry surrounding it, there […]

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The Red Chord’s Guy Kozowyk Becomes A Police Officer… No, Really

Posted by on April 18, 2013

Guy Kozowyk is the badass singer of The Red Chord and founder of the label Black Market Activities. Now we can add another title to his resume: police officer. According to the New Hampshire Union Leader, Kozowyk was among the seven men who were sworn in as Manchester, NH police recruits this past Monday (April […]

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Metal Insider’s Top 5: Metal Colors

Posted by on July 23, 2012

Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Earlier today, Between The Buried And Me officially premiered the first single off of their new album The Parallax II: Future Sequence. One of our favorite albums from the progressive metal group, however, still is 2007’s Colors. Now […]

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Job For A Cowboy Kick Off Summer Slaughter Tour Without Their Bassist

Posted by on July 12, 2012

And bassist Nick Schendzielos is out of Job For a Cowboy. But hold your horses, it’s only temporary, and Job For A Cowboy is still going to play the Summer Slaughter tour with Cannibal Corpse, Between The Buried And Me, The Faceless, Periphery, Veil Of Maya, Goatwhore, Exhumed, and Cerebral Bore. The lineup change was […]

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Metal Blade Artists Pick Their Favorite Metal Blade Albums

Posted by on June 21, 2012

This year, Metal Blade Records is celebrating their 30th anniversary. We spoke to owner Brian Slagel earlier this month about the formation and rise of the label, but that’s only part of the story. With such a large and diverse roster spanning so many years, we decided to ask some current Metal Blade artists what […]

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Boston Police Cracking Down On Mosh Pits; Members Of Unearth, Shadows Fall And The Red Chord Respond

Posted by on March 13, 2012

According to the Boston Herald, police in Boston, MA cited the House of Blues for a license violation over a mosh pit that broke out during Flogging Molly’s show on February 21. While no injuries were reported, a Boston department inspector claimed that the mosh pit violated safety rules and that the venue was cited […]

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